Let's say you have an important bit of info you received via an iMessage (or regular text message) on your iPhone, but now you need to get that info to someone else. Sure, you could retype it, or you could copy and paste, but there's an easier option: you can forward text messages — or even entire converstions — straight from your iPhone. Here's how. [via TechRadar]

Sometimes you have sensitive information on your Mac you don't want other folks to see. Or maybe you don't want someone else jumping on your machine when you're not looking. Whatever the case, the solution to keeping your Mac safe when you leave it unattended is to lock it with a password. [via TechRadar]

Just because you have multiple Macs doesn't mean you need multiple printers, nor does it mean you need to rely on only one computer to handle print jobs. OS X includes a very nice network printer system that lets you easily share printers between all of the Macs on your network. In this Mac tip, we'll show you how it's done. [via TechRadar]

Got an Apple, Mac, or iOS tech question? We have the answer. When you use Safari to download files — music, movies, images — it's usually a simple matter to decide if they'll open automatically once they're on your computer. But this time we have a reader who's having trouble getting that function to work. Luckily, we have a Plan B. [via TechRadar]

Need to see some up-close detail on your Mac's screen? Or maybe your eyes aren't what they used to be? Whatever the reason, it sounds like you're in need of OS X's screen-zooming feature. [via TechRadar]

Apple Maps has come a long way. Although its early reliability wasn't great, Apple has done a lot to bring the service up to speed, making it a pretty solid option now for use as your go-to mobile map. However, there's one thing that it has yet to fully embrace: public transit info. This information is scheduled to be added with iOS 9, but there's actually no need to wait; you can actually make Apple maps work with public transit info right now. [via TechRadar]

With OS X Yosemite, Apple added more functions to Spotlight such as movie suggestions and website search results. And by installing a small utility called Flashlight, you can improve Spotlight even more with new commands. [via TechRadar]

Everybody loves to personalize their iPhones with custom ringtones, but Apple doesn't make it obvious how to do so — it's not as simple as assigning one of your songs as a tone. Fortunately, by following this guide, you'll be able to whip up your own custom ringtones in a jiffy, without having resort to additional apps or anything outside of what's built right into iOS 8 and Mac OS X Yosemite. [via TechRadar]

Have you ever downloaded an app on your Mac, only to be told you couldn't open it because it wasn't from the Mac App Store or wasn't from an identified developer? If so, you're experiencing Gatekeeper, a tool that's designed to prevent questionable software from causing trouble on your Mac. In this article, we’ll show you the regular way to disable this feature, as well as how to do it from Terminal without the need to delve into System Preferences. [via TechRadar]